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Inauguration honors struggle for civil rights
Celebrate the victory without losing sight of remaining inequalities

Derrick Skaug

The Daily Evergreen

Published: 01/15/2009  Read More »

As an eleven year old, I wasn't much into politics. I had a faint grasp that Clinton got into trouble over something with a lady (not his wife), that we had bombed someplace far away (which my family watched on the news... in night vision), and that Bush beat Gore after some confusion in Florida. Yes, George W.  Read More »

Was he really all that bad? Why are we so very convinced that Bush was a bad president? I mean think about it. What did he actually do that was so wrong? Ok, it's true; there turned out to be no Weapons of Mass Destruction. However, we all have 20/20 hind sight right?  Read More »

Since when did being an "intellectual" become such a negative aspect of our leaders? When I have surgery done, I want the best and the brightest--not just some guy or gal who is likable. The same should go for running the country, right?  Read More »

Breaking News: Michigan, Florida delegates seated by the DNC. Hillary wins popular vote!

It was just announced that one half the delegates to the democratic national convention will be seated, from Florida and Michigan.

This leaves Hillary with the popular vote and Obama with the delegates most likely.  Read More »

Praying in a Vacuum: Oil for Sinning

If we are a “Christian nation”
Lifeblood in Persian Gulf soil
Should not the population
Be warned that Heaven runs on oil?

From the ground gargles up an answer
Of liquid gold and mud
It pumps and it courses
And through pipelines it does trudge
The steady marching rhythm
Of our misguided grudge
We’ve come uninvited  Read More »

Barack Obama said the small town folks in Pennsylvania are bitter. I do not want to go on about this even if you do not think he said it. Hillary has had too much fun with this.
General Petraus was before Congress. Saturday Night Live did quite a skit on this one. It was all about Senator Obama. In the SNL skit Petraus declares his support for OBama!  Read More »

I joined the United States Army in March of 2001 with an enlistment of six years in the Army Reserve and two years in the Inactive Ready Reserve. Just this past week my term in the Army has been reduced to just one more year. With that date crossed off I began reflecting upon some of the events that have affected me due to my participation in the Army.  Read More »